UPS Raises the Bar for International Delivery
ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2006 - In the largest expansion of its
international shipping portfolio in more than a decade, UPS (NYSE: UPS) today
announced it will begin offering customers three, rather than two, daily
time-definite delivery options in and between the world's most active trading
markets.
The changes expand the number of morning and afternoon commit times UPS
offers for urgent deliveries to and from cities throughout the world. In
addition to expanded end-of-day options, UPS now will offer more 9:00 a.m.
delivery guarantees from European origins to cities in Asia, U.S. and other
global destinations than any other carrier.
While early morning, morning and end-of-day delivery times have become the
standard for deliveries within Europe, importers and exporters have long had
only one or two time-of-day delivery options for international air
shipments. The new UPS services, to take effect on Jan. 1, 2007, will
expand those options on lanes between the United States and Asia, Europe and the
Americas, giving businesses three time-of-day delivery options in 28 of the
world's most active trading markets. These 28 markets account for 83.5
percent of global GDP.
The expanded options will make UPS's international delivery portfolio the
most expansive in the industry and will include:
- UPS ExpressSM Plus (guaranteed delivery by 8:30 a.m. or 9:00 a.m., depending
on destination)
- UPS ExpressSM (guaranteed delivery by 10:30 a.m. or 12 noon,
depending on destination)
- UPS Express SaverSM (guaranteed delivery end-of-day)
"This latest expansion of UPS service options redefines industry standards
for delivery between the U.S. and other leading economic centers around the
world," said Kurt Kuehn, UPS senior vice president of worldwide sales and
marketing. "This change to UPS's international portfolio, combined with
our industry-leading technology, gives our importers and exporters more
flexibility and greater precision to help them manage today's just-in-time
supply chain models."
Each of the UPS Express services will be supported by Quantum
ViewSM visibility technology, which provides customers status of
their shipments anywhere in the world and also sends them proactive alerts if
shipments do not arrive by their committed delivery deadline due to customs
holds, weather delays or for any other reason. The services also will be
integrated into the newest version of UPS WorldShipTM software, UPS
CampusShipTM and UPS Internet Shipping.
The first 28 markets in which three delivery options will be offered include:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, the United States and Vatican City.
UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global
leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for
synchronising the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered
in Atlanta, Ga., U.S., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories
worldwide. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS) and the
company can be found on the Web at www.ups.com.
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